Hire Matheus Prado | Guitarist in Cardiff

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About Matheus

The Brazilian taste in the UK. Available in different formats, from solo to seven piece band, the Brazilian flavor will be in your event.

Guitarist

Cardiff

Public liability insurance of £5 million

Matheus Prado was born in Brazil and with nine years old he started playing piano. After his family moved to Europe, he learnt other instruments, but one of them touched him in a different way, the Bass. He had one of the best electric bass players as a first tutor, Fernando Lamadrid. After few months studying with Fernando, Matheus started gigging with local bands. A year after playing electric bass, Matheus started going to jazz concerts and the sound of the double fascinated him. He spent all his savings in double bass, student model. In order to improve his technique and knowledge of the instrument he took lessons with all the double bass players in Seville, and also traveled to other cities to meet other bass players. Matheus played with many artists in important festivals, such as Brecon Jazz Festival (UK), Autumn in Green (Spain), Jazz Minde (Portugal), Gibraleon International Jazz Festival (Spain), Don Benito Blues Festival (Spain), FIMEC (Spain), …

Matheus

5 out of 5

4 verified reviews

Matheus' Reviews

5 out of 5

Beautiful performance of film music. I love the sound of the double bass.

5 out of 5

The duet performed a nice evening for our birthday party. One set of classical and one set of jazz. Exactly what we wanted.

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Matheus' Song list

Incompatibilidades de Genio - Joao Bosco

Samba do avião - Tom Jobim

De frente pro crime - Joao Bosco

Chega de Saudade - Tom Jobim

Gente humilde (instrumental) - Chico Buarque

Girl from Ipanema - Tom Jobim

Agua de Beber - Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes

Brigas nunca mais - Tom Jobim

Meditation - Tom Jobim

Saudade fez um samba - Carlos Lyra

Desafinado - Tom Jobim

O barquinho - Roberto Menescal

How insensitive - Tom Jobim

Doralice - Dorival Caymmi

A rã - Joao Donato

Carta ao Tom 74 - Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes

O astronauta - Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes

Deixa - Baden Powell

Wave - tom Jobim

Triste - Tom Jobim

Samba de Verão - Marcos Valle

Batida diferente - Durval Ferreira

Aquelas coisas todas - Toninho Horta

Matheus' Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£150
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£250
Up to 3 hours	£300

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I will try to be as flexible as I can. I do not book events that are close in time. I appreciate that you let me know if times change during the run up of the event.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

I can provide a playlist between sets for no extra cost. Before and after has to be consulted and will be an extra charge for it.

How much time do you need to set up?

45 minutes.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Yes, any piece from the set list works great.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes I do. I just need to have a power supply at 10 meters maximum from the place I will play.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes I can. The songs will be performed in a Brazilian style. I need to evaluate the song to set the price. The minimum is £30.

Musicianship

Genres:

Brazilian music, Bossa nova, Choro

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Instruments:

Guitar

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Event types:

Birthday party, Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Private event, Theatre / Show, Recording session, New Year's Eve, Christmas party, Corporate event

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